Philosophizing in Yorùbá: Exploring a People’s Weltanschauung
Lecture by Abosede Ipadeola
June 26, 2025, 2 pm (CEST)
Cultural Campus, Aula & Live Stream
Part of the Lecture Series Philosophizing in African Languages
Abstract
Yoruba is the language and culture of a people primarily found in Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Sierra Leone, Cuba, and Brazil. Their philosophical ideas prominently feature in their culture, language, and traditions. In this lecture, I will explore how the Yoruba people have conceptualized existence, morality, knowledge, and governance. Additionally, I will analyze stories, poems, proverbs, and literary texts from the Yoruba tradition, including the Ifa literary corpus, that provide valuable insights into how the Yoruba have engaged with fundamental philosophical questions over the centuries.
Ìdánílẹ̀kọ́ ní ṣókí
Yorùbá jẹ́ èdè abínibí àti àṣà àwọn ẹ̀yà tí ó ń gbé àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè bí i Nàìjíríà, Bìnì, Tógò, Ilẹ̀ Sàró, Kúbà, àti, Ilẹ̀ Bùràsílì. Àwọn èrò wọn nípa Èkọ́ Ìfẹ́-Ọgbọ́n, tí a mọ̀ sí Filọ́sọ́fì, ni a lè bá pàdé nínú àṣà, èdè àti ìṣe àwọ̀n ẹ̀yà Yorùbá. Nínú ìkọ́nílẹ̀kọ́ yìí, n ó ṣàfihàn ìwòye àwọn Yorùbá nípa ìwàláàyè, ìwùwàsí, ìmọ̀, àti ìṣèlú. Bákan náà, n ó ṣe àyẹ̀wò àwọn ìtàn, ewì, òwe, àti àwọn ìwé àtẹnudẹ́nu, pàápàá àwọn odù ifá, tí ó ń ṣàfihàn bí àwọn Yorùbá ṣe ṣe àgbéyẹ̀wò àwọn ògbóǹtarìgì ìbéèrè tó ní í ṣe pẹ̀lú Èkọ́ Ìfẹ́-Ọgbọ́n láti ayébáyé.
Short Bio
Abosede Priscilla Ipadeola is a feminist African philosopher who has extensive experience of over ten years in teaching and research at the university level. She received her PhD from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 2014 with a dissertation on A Maternal Feminist Critique of John Locke’s Contractarian Egalitarianism and was a recipient of a postdoctoral fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Her scholarly interests include African philosophy/Africana philosophy, feminist philosophy, philosophy of gender, philosophy of race, political philosophy, ethics, epistemology, and African studies (broadly construed). She is particularly interested in significantly contributing to the training of the next generation of philosophers and African/Africana scholars, who are adequately equipped to critically analyze and engage with issues of fundamental significance required for addressing perennial and contemporary political, moral, economic, existential, and epistemic challenges. → Continue Reading
Event Details
Cultural Campus, Aula & Live Streaming
Please note that the time format is Central European Summer Time (CEST). To access the YouTube Stream for this event, please click on the play button to the right.
This event is part of the Lecture Series Philosophizing in African Languages (Summer 2025).